So I ran into -literally this old GE fan at a garage sale. Thought it was kinda interesting (this is my first old fan).... Anyway I was wondering if anyone could provide me with some history of this particular fan. It looks like it has 3 speeds and may oscillate. Thanks!

The struts are correct in steel for later 3 star fans and I bet the cage is correct also but mounted in the strut clips incorrectly. The difference in this fan from Ron's is that it is later, has steel struts, has cast iron oscillator wheel in place of the early pot metal wheel. And it's a good 6 wing with lots of 7s in the Cat. No. 1915 is the year. 2-stars are 1916 and are, otherwise, the same as the later 3-stars.

Ron Gibson wrote: Steve Stephens wrote: Fred, was that fan with the dented loop on ebay last week? If not there was another AOU with a dented loop handle.
I saw that e-bay fan and assumed it was a broken handle....

I saw that too and wondered the same thing. If it was struck there, wouldn't it have cracked and broken being that it's cast iron?

Joshua Morris wrote: If it was bent it, wouldn't it have cracked and broken being that it's cast iron?
I don't know if GE cast the loop handle in malleable iron but that would probably stand some bending before breaking. Certainly a possibility.

I have had mine for several years, mine is a 78777 while the one on fleaBay is a four-winger.
Yes the handle is dented slightly, but not broken. The fan oscillates fine however and the motor turns freely in its yoke. I still have yet to restore this fan, but will get around to it someday.